Inspired by figurative art from Millet to Edward Hopper David has been an illustrator for 15 years. In that time he has worked for a wide variety of publishers, including Random House, Egmont, OUP, Harpercollins and Macmillan. Producing book covers for Puffin Classics like the Diaries of Anne Frank and portraits toward biographies of HG Wells by Michael Foot.
He has illustrated childrens picture books by well known writers and Poets such as Mark Haddon 'The Ice Bear's Cave' and Valerie Bloom. ('Fruits - a Caribbean counting poem'- won the bronze prize in the Smarties children’s book awards )
Originally from Oxford he lives and works in North Cornwall, drawing inspiration from the natural surroundings.
Lighthouse Gallery
https://www.lighthouse-gallery.com/artists_by_artists.asp?artist=David+Axtell
The Saffron Walden Gallery
http://thesaffronwaldengallery.com/artists/david-axtell/
Atishoo Gallery
https://atishoogallery.co.uk/collections/david-axtell-paintings-and-prints
Oxford Designers and Illustrators
http://www.o-d-i.com/davidaxtell.html
notonthehighstreet.com/studio7art
www.notonthehighstreet.com/studio7art
etsy.com/uk/shop/davidAxtellFineArt
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/DavidAxtellFineArt
saatchiart.com
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zazzle.co.uk/davidaxtellartstuff
www.zazzle.co.uk/davidaxtellsartstuff
ArtBelow.org.uk/artists/davidaxtell
http://www.artbelow.org.uk/artists/davidaxtell